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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
a small, unpretentious inn offering pleasant, orderly rooms
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as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
the consultant developed an orderly procedure that allows us to process our Internet sales much more quickly and efficiently
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as in neatly
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Recent Examples of orderly
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The answer, per guidance from GOP House Leadership, was just to stop holding town halls where lawmakers could face a grilling from rightly angry constituents who were promised a more orderly Trump 2.0.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Resolution of intense congressional conflicts over spending that have led to shutdowns is aided, indirectly but powerfully, by the evidence of public unhappiness with the practice of not handling appropriations in an orderly, adult manner.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The American frontier is symbolized by the independent cowboy; Canada's by the orderly Mountie.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The tape became oversold enough into the end of the week to make a pretty good bounce plausible, relieving some immediate pressure, and all things considered it’s remained rather orderly.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The answer, per guidance from GOP House Leadership, was just to stop holding town halls where lawmakers could face a grilling from rightly angry constituents who were promised a more orderly Trump 2.0.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Resolution of intense congressional conflicts over spending that have led to shutdowns is aided, indirectly but powerfully, by the evidence of public unhappiness with the practice of not handling appropriations in an orderly, adult manner.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
The American frontier is symbolized by the independent cowboy; Canada's by the orderly Mountie.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
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But with all of the other roster needs, taking care of the insurance plan at the most important position was a tidy bit of business by the front office.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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And just to put a tidy bow on her freshman awards season, Bueckers became the first freshman to win the Associated Press Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Award—an honor which, as a video of the announcement shows, brought her to tears.—
Lizzy Briskin,
SELF,
3 Apr. 2025
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Professor Hanson backed up the idea of the group being limited in its capacity to act in an organized way, particularly as a force directed by Maduro.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the model is just a clock, a clock that has a pendulum that moves in a very organized way, and that pendulum drives a wheel that shows the time, the hands that show the minutes and seconds.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s plenty of head room in both rows of seats and a spacious cargo compartment that offers features including a rubber mat, dog-friendly package and a neat underfloor compartment that creates space for a full-size spare — something serious off-roaders demand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The problem is that these stages rarely unfold in a neat, linear fashion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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To environmental activists, the systematic deconstruction of America’s coal industry was a beautiful thing, a way to meet emissions goals set under the Paris Climate Accords.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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For the latter, organizations must invest in their own systematic transformation, covering everything from strategy and operations to communications, to become future-ready brands that are resilient, impactful, responsive and adaptive.—
Piyachart Isarabhakdee,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Context Patricia is methodical, forthright and soft spoken.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Another cause of the rising angst towards him has been due to the team playing a slow methodical passing game with little attacking intent.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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